District of St LouisSt Louis in the com-mon pleas of the term of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and ten

District of St LouisSt Louis

Henly Donnolson by his attorney complains of Wm - August - Manuel Lesaw - Benjamin Wilkinson- AndrewAndrew HenryHenryAndrew Henry - Louis - and by the name and state of the St LouisSt Louis for Company of a plea of on the case for that whereas the said defendants on the nineteenth day of april in the year of our said one thousand eight hundred and nine at St LouisSt Louis in the District of St LouisSt Louis and within the of this Court by A. P. their agent made a certain writen agreement with the said plaintiff and then and there delivered the said agreement to the said plaintiff by virtue thereof and by of the force of the statute in such case made and they the said defendants became to pay to the said plaintiff five hundred dollars and being so liable they the said defendants in consideration thereof after ward to will on the same day and year at the place and within jurisdiction last aforesaid under took and then these forthfully promised to pay to the said Plaintiff five hundred dollars when they afterward requested

And where as afterwards trait on the same day and year at the place and within the jurisdiction last aforesaid they the said defendants was to the said plaintiff

and labour case and diligence of him the said Plaintiff in and about the said business of the said defendants fame performed and to the said defendants by the said Plaintiff at the special instance and request of the said defenants and being so they the the said defendants in consideration there of then and these faithfully promised to pay to the said plaintiff five hundred dollars when they he these unto afterwords requested

And whereas afterward, the same day and year at the place and within the last aforesaid in consideraton that the said plaintiff at the like instance and request of the said defendants would in to the service of the said St LouisSt LouisMissouriMissouri fair company they the said defendants then and there faithfully to furnish to the said plaintiff an equipment such as or custom any for and hunting or to pay to the said plaintiff five hundred dollars when they should he there to afterwards requested and the said plaintiff that he did enter in to the and remain for the term of one year from the date of the in statement here with filed

And whereas afterwards trait on the same day and year at the place and within the jurisdiction last aforesaid in consideration that the said plaintiff at the like instance of the said defendants would enter into the service of the said company they the said defendants faithfully promised then and there to pay to the said plaintiff so much money as he the said Plaintiff stand there for reasonably deserve to have and the said Plaintiff that he did enter into the

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The United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica to the Sheriff of the district of Saint LouisSt Louis Greeting

We command you to summon Wm Clark, Wm MorrisonPeterPeter Manor, Peter Chouteau, August P. Chouteau , Manuel Lesaw , BenjaminBenjamin WilkinsonWilkinsonBenjamin Wilkinson , Andrew HenryAndrew Henry , Reuben Louis and Sylvestre Labadda , by the name and of the St. LouisSt LouisMissouriMissouri Fur CompanyFur CompanyMissouri Fur Company if they be found within your bailwick that they be and appear before the judges of our Court of Common pleas to be holden at the town of Saint LouisSt Louis in and for the district of Saint LouisSt Louis on the first Monday of November next then there to answer unto HenlyHenly DonnolsonDonnolsonHenly Donnolson of a plea of on the case to the damage of the said HenlyHenly DonnolsonDonnolsonHenly Donnolson the sum of Seven hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

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Witness the Honorable SilasSilas BentBentSilas Bent Esquire presiding judge of our said Court at the town by SaintSt LouisLouisSt Louis aforesaid this Sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ten and of our inde-pendence the thirty fifth

service of the said defendants the Company aforesaid and did faithfully the said company for the term of one year from the 19th of april 1809 and that he therefore reasonably to have of the said dependants other five hundred dollars to wit at St LouisSt Louis aforesaid in the District aforesaid whereof of they the said defendants there had notice yet the said dependants on any one of them on their agent them after requested have not furnished the said equipment any part there of or paid the said sums of money or any part thereof but to furnish the same or to pay the same on any part thereof have hitherto - and still refuse to the said plaintiff his damages of seven hundred dollars and therefore he suit by